Planning Commission
Regular MeetingPlacerville, CA · May 4, 2021
Minutes
REGULAR MEETING MINUTES
PLACERVILLE PLANNING COMMISSION TELECONFERENCE (Virtual Meeting)
TUESDAY, MAY 4, 2021, 6:00 P.M.
CALL TO ORDER AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG
ROLL CALL:
Members Present: Frenn; Gotberg (Vice Chair); Kiehne; Lepper (Chair); List
Members Absent: None
Staff Present: Planning Commission Staff Liaison / Executive Secretary /City Planner
Painter; Development Services Director Rivas
CONSENT CALENDAR
1. Consideration to Approve Agenda
2. Consideration to Approve April 20, 2021 Regular Meeting Minutes
3. Receive and File Planning Commission Bylaw amendment to Article 9(n), adopted by the
Commission on April 20, 2021
Motion: Member Kiehne, seconded by Member Gotberg to approve the Consent Calendar.
Ayes: Frenn, Gotberg, Kiehne, Lepper, List
Noes: None
ITEMS OF INTEREST TO THE PUBLIC
Jennifer Chapman commented on historic resources, districts and buildings.
COMMUNICATIONS
Staff announced receipt of communications from Jennifer Chapman and Celia Lux after the
agenda packets had been prepared. Staff further announced the communication would be
distributed to the Commission as part of a future agenda.
EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOP SESSION
4. Benefits of Historic Resource Surveys and Local Designation (Video)
Speaker: Amanda Blosser, Historian, Office of Historic Preservation at the June 4, 2015
Workshop Co-Sponsored by Office of Historic Preservation and City of Placerville, Town Hall.
Item was for informational purposes. No action taken by the Commission. Addressing the
Commission were Jennifer Chapman and Ruth Michelson.
5. Community of Choices (Video): View Finders Too, Exploring Community Appearance - The
Dunn Foundation (2002)
Item was for informational purposes. No action taken by the Commission. Addressing the
Commission were Jennifer Chapman; Ruth Michelson, and Kirk Smith.
MATTERS FROM COMMISSIONERS AND STAFF
Staff announced upcoming meeting scheduling. Vice Chair Gotberg informed the Commission of
the release of draft plan documents for the Placerville region from the Central Valley Regional
Water Quality Control Board.
ADJOURNMENT
Chair Lepper announced adjournment at 8:12 p.m.
Andrew Painter, Executive Secretary
Placerville Planning Commission
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Agenda
PLANNING COMMISSION
TELECONFERENCE REGULAR MEETING
TUESDAY, MAY 4, 2021, 6:00 P.M.
PLANNING COMMISSION MEMBERS
Michael Frenn, Nicole Gotberg (Vice-Chair), Kris Kiehne, Amy Lepper (Chair), John List
CITY STAFF
Pierre Rivas, Development Services Department Director
Andrew Painter, Planning Commission Staff Liaison/City Planner
PUBLIC ADVISORY:
THE REGULAR MEETING LOCATION, THE CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS, TOWN HALL, 549 MAIN
STREET, PLACERVILLE, WILL NOT BE UTILIZED FOR THIS MEETING
Consistent with Executive Orders No. N-25-20 and No. N-29-20 from the Executive Department of
the State of California, the City Council Chamber will not be physically open to the public and City
Planning Commission Members will be teleconferencing into the meeting via Zoom Video
Communications.
Access the live-stream video feed on the City’s website at: www.cityofplacerville.org, with additional
access information provided below.
INFORMATION AND PROCEDURES FOR COMMISSION MEETINGS
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Written Public Comment Instructions to Be- Consent Calendar: All matters listed under the
come Part of the Record: If you wish to Consent Calendar are considered routine and
provide comment you may e-mail your com- will be enacted by general consent, unless any
ments to pv.planning@gmail.com, or you may Commissioner requests a roll call vote, or un-
submit your comments in-person at the Devel- less any member of the Commission or Staff
opment Services Department, City Hall – 2nd or audience wishes to remove an item for dis-
Floor, 3101 Center Street by 3:00 p.m. of the cussion.
meeting date to give the Staff Liaison adequate
time to forward your comments to the Public Hearings: Applicants (or appellants) are
Planning Commission. Please be aware that, allowed time to present testimony at the
while these comments will be provided to the beginning of the public hearing, and if needed,
members of the Commission and will become an opportunity to present rebuttal at the end
part of the public record, they will not be read of the public hearing. All other speakers may
aloud. be limited in the length of time speaking, at
the discretion of the Chair.
The City of Placerville thanks you in advance
for taking all precautions to prevent spreading Appeal Period: There is a 10 calendar day
the COVID-19 virus. appeal period for Planning Commission de-
cisions. Appeals can be made by any inter-
Information Available: Materials related to ested party by submittal of a written appeal
items on this Agenda, submitted to the Plan- request to the Placerville City Clerk, 3101
ning Commission either with or after distribu- Center Street, Placerville, California, 95667.
tion of the agenda packet, are available for
public review without delay in the Develop- Matters from Commissioners and Staff: This
ment Services Department at City Hall, 3101 item involves Commissioner and Development
Center Street, 2nd floor, during normal busi- Services Department staff comments/reports
ness hours. Agendas and Staff Reports are on items not on the agenda.
also made available online at the Planning
Commission Agenda webpage. Meeting Dates: The Commission meets reg-
ularly on the first and third Tuesday of each
Items of Interest to the Public: This portion month at Town Hall in the City Council
of the meeting is reserved for persons Chambers; additional meetings may be
wishing to address the Commission on any scheduled as needed. During the COVID-19
matter not on the Agenda that is within the emergency meetings will be conducted by
subject matter jurisdiction of the Planning teleconference, not at Town Hall.
Commission. State law prohibits the Com-
mission from acting on items not listed on Governing Regulations and Rules: The Com-
the Agenda except by special action of the mission conducts all meetings in accordance
Planning Commission under specified cir- with the "Ralph M. Brown Act" (California
cumstances. The Chair will recognize the Government Code Sections 54950, et seq.),
speaker. The Chair reserves the right to limit per the City's Committee, Commissions &
the speaker’s time to three minutes. Per- Board Policy Manual (City Council Resolution
sonal attacks on individuals or comments No. 7578), and the Planning Commission By-
which are slanderous or which may invade laws.
an individual’s personal privacy will not be
tolerated.
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AGENDA
PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING
TUESDAY, MAY 4, 2021, 6:00 P.M.
CALL TO ORDER AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG
ROLL CALL
CONSENT CALENDAR:
1. Consideration to Approve Agenda
2. Consideration to Approve April 20, 2021 Regular Meeting Minutes
3. Receive and File Planning Commission Bylaw amendment to Article 9(n), adopted by the
Commission on April 20, 2021
ITEMS PULLED FROM CONSENT CALENDAR (if applicable)
ITEMS OF INTEREST TO THE PUBLIC
COMMUNICATIONS
EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOP SESSIONS
4. Benefits of Historic Resource Surveys and Local Designation (Video)
Speaker: Amanda Blosser, Historian, Office of Historic Preservation at the June 4, 2015
Workshop Co-Sponsored by Office of Historic Preservation and City of Placerville, Town Hall
5. Community of Choices (Video)
View Finders Too, Exploring Community Appearance - The Dunn Foundation (2002)
MATTERS FROM COMMISSIONERS AND STAFF
ADJOURNMENT
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